. An analyst observes a decrease in a company’s inventory turnover. Which of the following would most likely explain this trend?

A. The company installed a new inventory management system, allowing more efficient inventory management.

B. Due to problems with obsolescent inventory last year, the company wrote off a large amount of its inventory at the beginning of the period.

C. The company installed a new inventory management system but experienced some operational difficulties resulting in duplicate orders being placed with suppliers.